# Incident 20180323008049I: Detroit VEGA DL-1, Lancaster, CA, March 23, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 23, 2018, 09:40 local time
- Place: Lancaster, CA
- Airport: General Wm J Fox Airfield
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7411° N, 118.2186° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GENERAL WM J FOX AIRFIELD (WJF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7411&lon=-118.2186&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12288, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N12288) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Detroit VEGA DL-1 (registry code 5261003, https://openairdocs.org/model/detroit-vega-dl-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985-AN-14B (registry code 51654, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-an-14b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DETROIT VEGA DL-1
- Reported engine: P & W R-985-AN-14B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 24,368 total, 65 in this make and model, 225 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180323008049I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

DURING LANDING ROLLOUT THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT DUE TO HIGH CROSSWIND CONDITIONS.

THE AIRCRAFT LEFT WINGTIP AND LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER TIP CONTACTED THE GOUND BEFORE THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL.

THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED MINOR DAMAG (SCRAPPING) TO THE LEFT WINGTIP, THE LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER TIP AND LEFT WHEEL.

## Other reports on N12288 (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19850516024509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850516024509I), May 16, 1985: Lkheed VEGA1 (N12288), Oklahoma City, OK, Minor damage. Lost directional control during aborted high speed taxi. Ran off runway and slid sideways tipping onto left wing.
- [Accident 19840308008319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840308008319A), Mar 8, 1984: Lkheed VEGA1 (N12288), Yukon, OK, Substantial damage. Lost control of tail wheel aircraft during a practice landing. Ground looped. Overinflated main struts a factor.
- [Incident 19840204010149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840204010149I), Feb 4, 1984: Lkheed VEGA1 (N12288), Norman, OK, Minor damage. Lost control taxiing in a gusty surface wind. Left the taxiway. Nosed up as power was applied to return to taxiway.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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